It’s one of those obscure football facts which appears more likely to be an urban myth, but when he jogs out onto Celtic Park on Sunday the proof will be there for all to see: Chelsea captain John Terry is a Celtic fan. I’ve heard many wide ranging reasons why people become attached to the club, not everyone was born into it as an accident of paternal heritage, some of us made our own way there.
I know one Ulsterman, from the loyalist tradition, who has lived in Scotland for decades, and, along with his friends, is a Celtic supporter. One season ticket holder told me he started shouting for Celtic as an infant, to tease his Rangers supporting father, but one day the teasing developed into the acquisition of a green jumper, an unusual occurrence in the family home. A bridge had been crossed, soon posters were on the bedroom wall, a Celtic Subbutteo team was bought and after a few years, a Celtic top made its appearance.
There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of great stories like these.
Sunday’s #19 Legenda’ game will be a chance for some of us to reminisce about the days when Pierre, Lubo, Jorge, Bobo, Tommy Boyd, the man himself, Stiliyan Petrov and, of course, the Swede, graced Celtic Park every week. It will be a rare chance to see Martin O’Neill on the on the touchline, perhaps without bouncing up and down. Well done to Carlos Cuellar for pitching up, even if he has to play the inevitable pantomime villain.
Monies raised will go towards Stiliyan’s Foundation and to stock a food bank, which will open in Glasgow this month with the aim of alleviating food poverty. Which takes us back to where we started.
Enjoy your day.
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thinking of blake.
god bless.
Ok second half, mon Scotland.
They’ve really murdered Frosty The Snowman.
Shelter from the storm (Bob Dylan) – Cover by Japanese guy (very good)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvpta36gwBc&feature=share&list=PL891B88D786BD72DD
After A poor start I thought Scotland gradually played their way into the game only to fall for the sucker punch before half time. All the Celtic Bhoys and ex-Bhoys doing fine so far,
Game still up for grabs.
Aff oot…
Excellent picture of young Oscar. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a photograph of Oscar without a smile on his face. It was an honour to see him “in the flesh” at Celtic Park v. Cliftonville. I’m trying to think of an appropriate nickname that would do justice to his strength, character and courage. I haven’t come up with one as yet but I will. One thing is for sure, he is an indefatigable wee soldier.
Hail! Hail! Oscar Knox – the boy who kicked cancer in the ass.
Nothing like a bit of racism and xenophobia to brighten up the blog.
Black Keys…Wicked Messenger
Great to see wee Oscar looking bright and cheerful, God bless him.
Lustig off injured
Lustig crocked again.
Anyone like 80’s music quiz
http://toys.usvsth3m.com/80spoptrivia/
The Black Keys mmmmmmmmmmmm
Bhoylo83
No like hymn
That Welbeck is a strange player for England/Man U, has amazing feet, finishes beautifully yet other times is gawd awful
Lustig limping off. Doesn’t look good!
Tony Donnelly 67
It’s not often we get someone who corrects their spelling mistake with ……… a spelling mistake.
I’ll probably do the same later this evening :-))
craigie whyte’s back
http://www.volokh.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/MONKEY-SELF-PORTRAIT.jpg
night night bhoys
75mins?? ;o)
Doe a deer is being outsung by the Belgiums, and so it should be, what a laps stupid song, at full force your fans will get you going, wye right.
Wye=aye
I may be wearing green tinted specs here but surely WGS can find two fullbacks who are better than the present incumbents?
Visiting Belgium when we played Anderlect many years ago I found the Belgian folk very nice
Apart from the casuals who wanted a fight with us after the game in a pub ….they did seem disconcerted by our lack of concern ….little did they know we were all steaming and only realised the next morning what was going on
FFS Forrest!
pog……
Hutton is getting torn a new one
Hells teeth Forrest how day you slip in the pishing wet conditions
tonydonnelly67
21:12 on 6 September, 2013
Wye=aye
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Didn’t realise you were a Geordie ;-)
Surely a foul oh wait it was Hutton so no, diver
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
my only visit was against Ekeren and some beggar knickrd my scarf !
Theoriginalsaidsboy
A don’t care as long as you get the jist of it, Ffs am 65 an past caring, and if I was 40 years younger I still wouldn’t care, get a life son.
Hutton
What a dive 9.8
Forrest 8.4
Tony d
wye=aye
Is there may geordies in chateau au lait? :o)
greenyin
De Bruyne is the Belgian version (also Irish version, I believe) of Brown. So we have two Broonies up against one another.
….pfayr supports weeoscar
Goal against England caused by Whittaker’s piss poor defending same again tonight. Whoever sanctioned £9 million for Hutton at Spurs should, maybe has been certified.
Fellani has done nowt tonight, looks a very limited player. Money well spent by Moyes.
TOSB
read you had a bit of a health scare. Hope its all behind you
greenyin
#Fearless Wee Oscar is on a Celticrollercoaster
19:22 on 6 September, 2013
Evening Bhoys & Ghirls
No quiz to night as watching the game and trying to download all those predictions from the anti-dropbox brigade :-)
Good luck to Scotland and WGS tonight. Mrs CRC has predicted 1-1. I have less confidence.
HH
CRC
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Does the Good Lady have the lottery numbers also?
It is looking a 1-1 game now.
The huddle
His stats are very good ….I think he’s an excellent player
I think it’s accepted fact now that Hutton wasn’t sold for £9mill, the Huns owed Spurs owners money, they had none so punted Hutton to Spurs and called it £9mill (in the books).